Central Michigan Chippewas

0–0 · 0–0 MID-AMERICAN

Way too early

WEEK 6 · 2026

MAC title game

Win the MAC

<1%

Make the playoff

First-round bye

avg seed 12.0

Way-too-early read: preseason ratings, while rosters are still settling. The week-6 job: beat Ohio.

Playoff odds by week

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The Saturday rundown

ranked by what moves Central Michigan's path

Your game

TBD

SAT OCT 10

Central Michigan at Ohio

Your game. Win and your Mid-American title-game odds are 17%; lose and they fall to 2%.

Ohio 85%

No other game this week meaningfully moves Central Michigan's odds. Enjoy the football.

55 more games that don't move your needle

Southern Miss at Troy

Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State

New Mexico State at Florida International

South Florida at UTSA

South Alabama at Arkansas State

Sam Houston at Liberty

Missouri State at Western Kentucky

Florida State at Louisville

Washington State at Utah State

Georgia at Alabama

Tennessee at Arkansas

South Carolina at Florida

LSU at Kentucky

Texas A&M at Missouri

Texas at Oklahoma

Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

Hawai'i at Arizona State

Arizona at West Virginia

UCF at Oklahoma State

Houston at Kansas State

Iowa State at BYU

Kansas at Utah

Duke at Georgia Tech

North Carolina at Pittsburgh

Syracuse at Virginia

Virginia Tech at California

Wake Forest at NC State

Illinois at Michigan State

Indiana at Nebraska

Ball State at Northwestern

Maryland at Ohio State

UCLA at Oregon

USC at Penn State

Minnesota at Purdue

Iowa at Washington

Boise State at Fresno State

San Diego State at Oregon State

UConn at Temple

Tulane at Army

Charlotte at North Texas

Rice at East Carolina

UAB at Memphis

Tulsa at Navy

Air Force at Northern Illinois

Nevada at UTEP

Wyoming at San José State

Eastern Michigan at Akron

Buffalo at Toledo

Kent State at Western Michigan

Miami (OH) at Massachusetts

Old Dominion at App State

Coastal Carolina at Marshall

James Madison at Georgia Southern

Louisiana at Louisiana Tech

Stanford at Notre Dame

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, with preseason ratings projected from last season: way too early, enjoy responsibly. How the model works.